tea table

noun

1. a small table for holding a tea service and cups, plates, etc., for several people.

Other Words From

• tea-table adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tea table¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

There, you’ll likely find her with a mug in hand, leaning against the door frame of her tree house and waiting for you to join her at a Japanese-style tea table.

From Los Angeles Times

She'd draped it over a tea table and set it out in the Close's courtyard.

From Literature

"We were one of the few families who also sat together at the tea table for the evening meal."

From BBC

Smiling and laughing at her tea table, she opened her handbag to reveal that she kept a marmalade sandwich in it - the famous bear's favourite snack.

From BBC

Elatr said she kept her phone on the tea table in their living room in Virginia while he talked to colleagues overseas.

From Washington Post